Tag: gas

• End of gas cookers ‘in sight’ as electric hob prices fall – NGO report

  An end to gas cooking in Europe is in sight as homes switch to less polluting and more efficient electric hobs that will soon be price competitive in much of Europe, new research suggests.

• Ensuring the right definition of low-carbon hydrogen

  Energy ministers of the EU Member States gather on 28 March to agree on how to define ‘low-carbon hydrogen’ in the context of the Gas Directive discussions. This is a key moment for the EU – depending on the level of ambition we can either foster the uptake of truly low-carbon hydrogen with a low climate impact, or lock in non-renewable hydrogen for decades.

• Joint NGO letter – EU Gas Package must take into account new geopolitical and energy market reality

  ECOS joined NGOs in calling on EU governments to take into account the new realities regarding the role of gas in Europe’s energy system and ensure a just transition for all Europeans. This would require a revision of the Commission’s initial Impact Assessment to integrate those new elements and pausing the ongoing discussions on the reform of Europe’s gas market rules in Parliament and Council.

• Fossilised: is fossil heating finally becoming a thing of the past?

  Soon, fossil fuel boilers could be consigned to history. First, as part of REPowerEU, the Commission suggested that new fossil heating appliances would be off the market as of 2029. In addition, the draft Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) sets 2035 as the final year for fossil fuel heating to be allowed at all. If confirmed, the EU might be on the brink of clearing one of the largest hurdles to the Paris Agreement goals.

• No green label for gas and nuclear investments – MEPs back veto and ‘stay true to science’

  Members of the European Parliament's Environment and Economic Affairs committees have voted against including gas and nuclear energy in the EU Taxonomy. The vote is an encouraging step in the right direction to save the credibility of the EU Taxonomy Regulation.